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Archaeology, castles and ruins Galway
27 Reviews This arch is one of the oldest buildings in Galway, dating back to 1584. Although the name suggests a connection to Spain, no real link has been ascertained. It was originally known as the 'head of...
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Dun Aengus Inishmore
12 Reviews You will have to go to the visitor centre and pay your admission ticket (2 euro) before you can enter the fort. From here you have to go by foot towards the fortress Dun Aonghasa (Dun Aengus). It’s...
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Dún Aengus Aran Island
3 Reviews One of the main tourist attractions on the island of Inishmore, is the vast stone fortification. Perched on the side of a steep 300 meter high cliff at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, it dates back to...
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The Burren Galway
16 Reviews We drove from the Cliffs of Moder up to Galway and without a doubt it was the most spectacular drive I have ever made in my life. It is just GORGEOUS. And it changes every 10km from moonscape, to...
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Kilronan Inishmore
6 Reviews When the boat docks in Kilronan, wide-eyed tourists flood the streets and the bus and cart drivers know it. Ample transportation is available to any part of the island for a fee. We waited out the...
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Public Buildings and City Landmarks Galway
23 Reviews This sculpture in the city centre was a gift from the Estonian city of Tartu to Galway in 2004. It is a replica of a sculpture in Tartu. It shows the Irish writer Oscar Wilde and the Estonian writer...
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Seven churches Inishmore
6 Reviews This ancient site of two churches and a graveyard (the 7 Churches name comes from other buildings on the site that most likely were homes of the monks) is fascinating. One passes through the wall and...
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Beaches and shorelines Galway
11 Reviews Grattan beach is a smallish horse-shoe shaped beach that is situated on the Western side of Salthill, making it almost in Galway. The beach is of couse the place to soak up those rays, strip off and...
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Dun Dúbhchathair Inishmore
2 Reviews This fort is also located on the edge of a high cliff, it’s situated at the southern side of Inis Mór. The construcion consists of a extended part which was defended by a bended wall and a “chevaux de...
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Hills and Mountains, Islands and Rivers Galway
13 Reviews One of the shortest rivers in all Europe, the Corrib connects the expansive Lough Corrib to the north with Galway Bay to the south, passing through Galway City before emptying into the sea. You can...
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Religious buildings Galway
19 Reviews Galway's cathedral is Europe's newest stone cathedral, dedicated as recently as 1965. Nevertheless, it is an imposing sight on the banks of the River Corrib. It is usually open between 8.30 am and...
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Music, dancing and beer Galway
8 Reviews This pub has live music that starts around 1930 so you don't have to stay up all night. If you get there early enough, you can get a seat one table removed from the piano (across from the bar) so you...
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Towns and villages worth a visit Galway
6 Reviews One of the most common trips out for day from Galway is to visit the wilds of Connemara. The twelve Bens (mountains) dominate the landscape they rise up between the peat bogs in a majestic way (oh...
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Festivals Galway
9 Reviews Galway comes alive during the world famous Galway races. Its an experience for everyone - even if like me you've no interest in horses - its all about the incredible atmosphere that makes the whole of...
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Amusement and leisure Galway
4 Reviews Salthill, the seaside town couple of miles from Galway has a number of casinos. Don't however think of the place as a kind of mini Las Vegas. The tawdry collection of so called casinos are only one...
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Dun Aengus on the Aran island of Inishmore dates back to the iron- or bronze-age and it was built directely on the cliffs with a high wall on the side seen on my picture, and at the side of the cliffs it is totally open, but of course it was portected that way by the cliffs, falling down there about 100 meters deep.When you click on my picture you may see the entrance to Dun Aengus - the entry is free !
Ballyconneely is a small village, south of Clifden, where Captain John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown landed on june 14th, 1919, after their flight from Newfoundland / Canada with a Vickers Vimy plane. They needed 16 hours to fly across the Atlantic ocean.At the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station in Ballyconneely the first Transatlantic wireless telegraphy was sent in 1907 to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia / Canada.
Oughterard is a small village in the north-west of Galway city and from Oughterard you will have a perfect view on Lough Corrib and the Partry Mountains. It is at the east end of the Connemara and you may still find many muddy meadows, where peat is won by the local people, who take away the soil by a special showel and make big heaps to dry it in the sun and wind...
Roundstone is one of the most beautiful villages of the Connemara, because you have a great scenery of mountains, lakes and bays from there. I have been in Roundstone several times and it became quite full of tourists recently, also because of a movie that was made there :The Matchmaker - that movie was filmed in Roundstone in 1997Matchmaking is still quite usual in Ireland and there are traditional festivals, where people of all ages meet in order to find a partner.
The Arran Islands are about 20 km off the mainland and the landscape is quite the same as in the Burren - with that special stony ground and plenty of flowers coming out of holes and small gorges between and inside the rocks....And the most important sight of the main Island of the Arrans is "Dun Angus" an old fort, built at the edge of the cliffs. Unfortunately you cannot realize on my picture, that these cliffs are about 60 meters high
We were in Galway at lunchtime so we stopped for fish 'n chips. They came wrapped in newspapers, exactly as we had been told they would be served.They were served hot, with huge green peas, tasted good and we were quickly on our way.Galway is a delightful city.
It's too bad I don't have a picture of the building that we toured and the showrooom they have open. Tara Hall, home of Royal Tara China is situated on what was formerly the family seat of the Joyce's - one of the ancident 14 tribes of Galway. When taking the tours you will witness creation of timeless heirlooms at the finger tips of local craftspeople. The guided factory tours are free and are given M - F every hour, starting at 9:30.The Showrooms are open 7 days at week.There is also a coffee shop and tearoom here for a nice little lunch or snack. The showrooms and tearoom are really quite elegant.
The Connolley family offers an afternoon tea when the tour of the farm is completed. The tea is served in their delightful home.We had hot tea, scones with clotted cream and jams. There was a small peat fire going to warm the room which was a bit chilly.We enjoyed the plates that decorated the walls and cupboards of the room. It reminded me of my home!
This landscape covers over 100 square miles in North Clare. it is on the west seaboard of Ireland. Most of the attractions are hidden and can discovered if more time is spent there. The shore is like a rock garden with varities of plants from three climates living together.
Rathbaun Farm is about 16 miles from Galway. When you visit here you will watch the farmer shear a sheep and maneuver a flock with the help of a sheep dog. The Connolly Family will describe the different attributes of the breeds of sheep. A tour can include either lunch or afternoon tea. A Tour and Tea is 7 Euro.
Park House Galway
2 Reviews and 657 Opinions I selected the Park House Hotel because it is very convenient to both the bus and train stations in...
Mainistir House Hostel Inishmore
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Clifden Station House Hotel Clifden
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Q: Hi, We're going to be visiting Ireland at the end of August, staying in Clifden. We'd like to make a day trip to Carrigaholt...
A: The AA routeplanner is a very reliable site for working out routes and drivetimes: http://www2.aaireland.ie/routes_beta/ More so than sites such as...
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